Open AccessAdsorption Studies of Antimony on Manganese Dioxide Using Radiometric Techniques
Author(s) -
Muhammad Rauf,
Manzoor Ikram,
S. M. Hasany,
S.M. Najam-ud-Din
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
adsorption science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2048-4038
pISSN - 0263-6174
DOI - 10.1177/026361749401100104
Subject(s) - antimony , adsorption , chemistry , manganese , sorption , inorganic chemistry , langmuir , ion , metal ions in aqueous solution , organic chemistry
The efficiency of manganese dioxide as an adsorbent for the removal of antimony has been examined using radiometric techniques. The optimum conditions for maximum adsorption were investigated. The influence of equilibrium time, the nature and composition of the electrolytes, shaking time and the effect of foreign ions and other metal ions on the adsorption behaviour of antimony was also studied. On the basis of these data, Te IV can be easily removed from antimony using manganese dioxide as an adsorbent. The adsorption was also found to obey the Langmuir equation, the mean sorption energy of Sb on MnO 2 being 11.7 kJ/mol.